Open AccessVascular Proliferation of the Thyroid: Potential Histopathological Pitfalls as a Consequence of Fine Needle Aspiration
Author(s) -
Suvi I. Hovi,
Ivana Kholová
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
acta cytologica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.513
H-Index - 57
eISSN - 1938-2650
pISSN - 0001-5547
DOI - 10.1159/000476024
Subject(s) - medicine , thyroid , cd31 , fine needle aspiration , pathology , biopsy , granulation tissue , thyroid nodules , thyroid cancer , histopathology , radiology , surgery , immunohistochemistry , wound healing
Fine needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) can cause reactive histopathological changes, commonly including haemorrhage and granulation tissue. The literature describing vascular proliferation after FNAB is sparse. We aimed to describe neovascularisation in thyroid gland specimens as a consequence of FNAB.
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